Power-packed returns as wind and solar power nets Guinness Alternative Energy 11% gains http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/dec/21/investing-windfall-best-investment-fund-wind-solar
Magnus Gardham Political Editor THE last week before Holyrood’s Christmas break is always a headache for political journalists. It is not that MSPs are not busy, but the mad scramble to clear the decks before the halls can be decked means it is rarely a time for big Government announcements Read more
Gordon Currie A COMPANY working on one of Scotland’s largest wind farm projects has been fined £32,000 after a worker lost a leg in a horrific accident. The sub-contractor admitted a catalogue of failures which led to the accident which left Gregor Steele, 20, needing surgery to have his leg Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent MINISTERS have called in a community’s plans to build two wind turbines on a Scottish island after the Ministry of Defence said it was concerned the development might interfere with its radars. Islanders on North Uist are behind the plans for the 1.8MW project in Clachan, Read more
Scottish energy giant SSE today sounded a ‘vote of confidence’ for Peterhead Power Station giving the go-ahead to £15 million upgrade works. http://www.energyvoice.com/2013/12/sse-gives-15-million-peterhead-upgrade-go-ahead/
French law lays out an obligation for energy suppliers to purchase electricity at a feed-in-tariff above the market rate. This extra cost to the supplier is then fully passed on to the energy consumer. http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1225645/french-offshore-tariff-ruled-illegal
A company working on one of Scotland’s largest wind farm projects has been fined £32,000 after a worker lost a leg in an accident. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/257635-gallagher-groundworks-ltd-fined-after-gregor-steele-loses-leg-in-accident/
A NATURE charity has stepped up its opposition to a huge new wind farm earmarked near Strathy by highlighting the threat it claims the venture would have on one of the area’s rare but not popularly highlighted birds. http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Rare-bird-prompts-RSPB-to-step-up-objections-20122013.htm